American Revolution Timeline

By MickyKyle

  • French and Indian War

    The French And Indian War was a war that lasted nine years, and was in the same time span as The Seven Years War. During the French and Indian War, Great Britain and France fought for land. The French and Indian War resulted in Great Britain getting a large amount of land and when the war ended in 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed.

  • Sugar Act

    Under the influence of the Molasses Act, merchants around the colonies were required to pay tax of six pence per gallon for foreign molasses to be imported.

  • The Boston Massacre

  • The Tea Act

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • Boston Port Act

  • The Quartering Act 1774

  • Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

  • George Washington is Named Commander in Chief

  • Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense

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    Battle of Ticonderoga

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    Battle of Saratoga

  • Alliance is Made between the Rebels and the French.

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    Battle of Yorktown

  • General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown

  • Peace Treaty Signed ending the American Revolution recognizing US independence.

  • Declaration of Independence is written and signed by delegates in the Continental Congress